A gas leak has been identified in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
About 100 Dauphin County residents have returned home after being forced out of their homes by a gas leak. Shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, a construction worker working on a road collided with a gas pipe at Block 500 Highland Street in Swatara Township. Video below: Fire Department speaks out about the incident The gas is so flammable that emergency responders quickly forced people living in the area out of their homes. The nursery was also evacuated, and approximately 500 customers turned off the power to eliminate the ignition source. “When something happens with the gas, there is no time to react. It is important to get everyone out of danger as quickly as possible and we have definitely achieved that goal,” said Swatala Township Fire Chief Michael. Iverson said. We went to the door to make sure the home was safe before residents were allowed to go home. Sends breaking news alerts to your phone iPhone: Download his WGAL app on the App Store. ANDROID: Download the WGAL app on Google Play.
About 100 Dauphin County residents have returned home after being forced out of their homes by a gas leak.
A construction worker working on a road collided with a gas pipe at Block 500 on Highland Street in Swatala Township shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday.
Video below: Fire Department talks about incident
The gas is highly flammable, so emergency responders quickly forced people living in the area out of their homes. The day care was also evacuated.
About 500 customers turned off the power to eliminate the source of ignition.
“When something happens with the gas, there is no time to react. It is important to get everyone out of danger as quickly as possible and we have definitely achieved that goal,” said Swatala Township Fire Chief Michael. Iverson said.
UGI went door-to-door to make sure homes were safe before residents were allowed to go home.
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https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-swatara-township-dauphin-county-gas-leak-evacuations/43657205 A gas leak has been identified in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.